'They're like competing boys, but the stakes run into the billions:' Two of France's richest men, long locked in a very public rivalry, are again pitted against each other, this time over donations to rebuild Notre Dame.
FILE - In this Sunday, May 17, 2015 file photo Francois-Henri Pinault and Salma Hayek pose for photographers upon arrival for the screening of the film Carol at the 68th international film festival, Cannes, southern France. Businessman Francois-Henri Pinault and his billionaire father Francois Pinault said they were immediately giving 100 million euros from their company, Artemis, to help finance repairs to fire damaged Notre Dame cathedral.
On Tuesday, their rivalry reached dramatic heights when it was announced Pinault, his son and their company Artemis would immediately donate 100 million euros to help finance renovations to Notre Dame after it was seriously damaged in an inferno during building works. “The Notre Dame donations are the latest in a long line ... They run competing fashion houses and both like the center stage,” he added.Pinault’s son Francois-Henri married actress Salma Hayek and is often in the society pages, while Arnault’s son Antoine fathered children to supermodel Natalia Vodianova.
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